Jon Stewart needs the mainstream media to take a breath and wait to see simply how a second Donald Trump administration goes to be earlier than throwing the nation right into a full-on panic.
At the highest of a brand new episode of his Weekly Show podcast, which included a protracted dialogue with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Stewart famous that America is in a “transitional interval the place we’re not positive about whether or not the bottom we’re standing on is strong.”
“Although the information media appears satisfied that we’re the Roadrunner and the Coyote and the Coyote has run over the cliff, and we simply seemed down and realized there’s nothing below our ft and now we’re plunging to our deaths,” the host continued, using an elaborate Looney Tunes metaphor. “Because the information media is at all times very circumspect,” he added sarcastically.
Contrary to what he’s listening to from the political press, Stewart insisted, “We don’t know what’s going to occur when Donald Trump takes over.”
While we needs to be “ready for all outcomes,” Stewart stated, “I don’t understand how useful it’s to get us s–tting our pants this a lot, this early.”
With that, Stewart proceeded to echo his visitor’s cautious optimism about Elon Musk’s plan to slash the federal funds together with his Department of Government Efficiency.
“It should be such a wierd factor, it’s for me, to be somebody who has sort of complained about wanting authorities to be extra environment friendly and extra responsive and making basic adjustments, to see that mantle being carried out by a gaggle of those that I don’t essentially belief to do it in a way—” Stewart stated, earlier than stopping himself. “But I assume that’s what dropping elections is.”
Trying out yet another metaphor earlier than welcoming Sanders onto the present, Stewart joked, “In the joint custody settlement that we now have in America, the youngsters are going to stay with Dad for the summer season and also you simply should f—in’ eat it.”
